Dialects in the Classroom

Introduction

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

Module 5

Further reading

‘Everyone has an accent’ by Walt Wolfram

A brief essay explaining some forms of dialectal variation in US English, and the importance of dialect awareness.

‘Sociolinguistics Basics’ by Connie Eble

A quick description of what sociolinguistics, or the study of language & society, is and how sociolinguists think about language variation

Wolfram, Walt & Natalie Schilling. 2015. American English: Dialects & Variation (3rd Edition)

A textbook on dialectal variation in American English that identiﬁes features of various regional, ethnic, and socially differentiated dialects.

Bauer, Laurie, and Peter Trudgill. Language Myths. London & New York: Penguin Books, 1998.

A collection of useful and easily understood articles, each dealing with a common myth about language structure, use and history. A good way to sample the linguists' perspective.

Dialects in the Classroom

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